Philosophy Of Law: An Introduction
by Mark Tebbit /
2017 / English / PDF
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Philosophy of Law: An Introduction
Philosophy of Law: An Introduction provides an ideal
starting point for students of philosophy and law. Setting it
clearly against the historical background, Mark Tebbit quickly
leads readers into the heart of the philosophical questions that
dominate philosophy of law today. He provides an exceptionally
wide-ranging overview of the contending theories that have sought
to resolve these problems. He does so without assuming prior
knowledge either of philosophy or law on the part of the reader.
provides an ideal
starting point for students of philosophy and law. Setting it
clearly against the historical background, Mark Tebbit quickly
leads readers into the heart of the philosophical questions that
dominate philosophy of law today. He provides an exceptionally
wide-ranging overview of the contending theories that have sought
to resolve these problems. He does so without assuming prior
knowledge either of philosophy or law on the part of the reader.
The book is structured in three parts around the key issues and
themes in philosophy of law:
The book is structured in three parts around the key issues and
themes in philosophy of law:What is the law? – the major legal theories addressing the
question of what we mean by law, including natural law, legal
positivism and legal realism.
What is the law? – the major legal theories addressing the
question of what we mean by law, including natural law, legal
positivism and legal realism.The reach of the law – the various legal theories on the
nature and extent of the law’s authority, with regard to
obligation and civil disobedience, rights, liberty and privacy.
The reach of the law – the various legal theories on the
nature and extent of the law’s authority, with regard to
obligation and civil disobedience, rights, liberty and privacy.Criminal law – responsibility and
Criminal law – responsibility andmens rea
mens rea,
intention, recklessness and murder, legal defences, insanity and
philosophies of punishment.
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intention, recklessness and murder, legal defences, insanity and
philosophies of punishment.
This new third edition has been thoroughly updated to include
assessments of important developments in philosophy and law in
the early years of the twenty-first century. Revisions include a
more detailed analysis of natural law, new chapters on common law
and the development of positivism, a reassessment of the
Austin–Hart dispute in the light of recent criticism of Hart, a
new chapter on the natural law–positivist controversy over Nazi
law and legality, and new chapters on criminal law, extending the
analysis of the dispute over the viability of the defences of
necessity and duress.
This new third edition has been thoroughly updated to include
assessments of important developments in philosophy and law in
the early years of the twenty-first century. Revisions include a
more detailed analysis of natural law, new chapters on common law
and the development of positivism, a reassessment of the
Austin–Hart dispute in the light of recent criticism of Hart, a
new chapter on the natural law–positivist controversy over Nazi
law and legality, and new chapters on criminal law, extending the
analysis of the dispute over the viability of the defences of
necessity and duress.